Fishing
Illinois Deer Classic adds fishing expo to Peoria event
Cason Walwer became a legend of the Illinois Deer Classic two years ago. When the 2026 edition of the show opens at the Peoria Civic Center later this month, deer hunters and fans from across
New York Mixed Bag: Busy sport show season continues throughout March
Outdoor sport and gun shows continue to take place across New York this month and New York Outdoor News will be represented at several of them.
Dan Ladd: New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus is your chance to be heard
If there’s ever a mid-week day to take off and get yourself to the State Capital, in Albany, it is Wednesday, March 11. That morning, from 9 a.m. until noon, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s
Wisconsin Fishing Report – March 2, 2026
Heavy fishing activity was observed on this fishery this week. Anglers targeting whitefish had the best success fishing off the drop-offs of Larson’s Reef in around 60 to 85 feet of water using plastic jigs.
Wisconsin anglers lamenting surge of yellow bass in what was once a ‘panfish factory’
An explosion of yellow bass and the corresponding decline of other species in Crystal Lake has plagued what was once known far and wide as a “panfish factory.”
Sauk City’s Wayne Whitemarsh said a
Month of March means trophy walleyes after ice out on Michigan rivers
Savvy Michigan anglers get a head start on the 2026 open water season for walleyes by targeting major rivers that walleyes run sometime in March.
Rotund walleyes, fat as pigs, stage well before the
Metro Area Fishing Report – March 1, 2026 – video
The panfish are snapping and the bite is good.
Burbot through the ice are late winter’s overlooked opportunity
Pity the poor burbot. Too long scorned and dismissed, unlovely and unloved. At best an occasional nuisance while pursuing “real” fish like the mighty walleye. At worst, lumped in with carp and other “rough fish”
Remembering Mike Conlin, a staunch advocate for Illinois fisheries
Mike Conlin, whose footprints and pawprints can be found on just about every tool used to build the Illinois DNR’s Division of Fisheries over a magical four-decade period, died Feb. 12 at the age of
